Trireme Pk | ClimbNZ

Type

Altitude

2403m

Part of

Trireme has three peaks and was named for its resemblance to the Greek style of warship. The western peak is the highest and was the first to be climbed, from the Agnes Glacier. A traverse of all three peaks involves some time-consuming ridge climbing.

Lat/lon

POINT (170.714407 -43.367871)

Topo50

BW17 148 958

Accessed from

Veil Stream

Frances River

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Routes

Reference	Title	Grade	Length	Quality
AG	AGFrom Agnes Glacier, West Pk			0
Climb direct from the glacier. The route of the first ascent.
	South East Ridge, West Pk			0
First climbed along the summit ridge from the middle peak during a traverse of all three of Trireme’s peaks.
	South West Ridge, Middle Pk, 2	2	0m	0
From Veil Bivouac, head up Veil Stream and follow the Clover Glacier to gain the ridge at the prominent col between the Middle Peak and Helmet Peak. An easier route may be to climb direct to Orb Col from the junction of Veil Stream and the Havelock River, and then sidle Helmet Peak on its north side. Depending on conditions, either choose a route from the small glacier west of the peak or follow the north-west side of the South West Ridge on generally good rock. P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2
	West Ridge, East Pk			0
Traverse the summit ridge from the Middle Peak. First climbed during a traverse of all three of Trireme’s peaks.
NB	NBNorth Buttress, East Pk, 2	2	0m	0
From the upper Agnes Glacier, cross south onto snowfields at the head of Emily Creek. Head due south up reasonably straightforward rock towards the summit. P1 Alpine (Mt Cook) 2

Comments

Attribution

Yvonne Cook and Geoff Spearpoint,
in association with the Canterbury Mountaineering Club

UUID

37d5d062-ff12-4ff6-8b1e-07a394b1f596